mdb ..... long time no hear from. Welcome back. I believe your initials are the same as the chemical symbol for Molybdenum---Or close. Thanks for your "up close and personal" from our part of the world... But jkrantz101, in the next Agoracom post, suggested that it is good to hear from someone who has been on the ground in Oman. The question begs to be asked "were your boots actually on the ground" or was yours a 30,000 foot view. On a serious note, in your travels, have you ever stopped by to see our beach property, and if so, what did you think?........ Cheerio, Bill of the Board...... P.S. Also on a very serious note, since you reside in the UK, if you ever run into Nigel Farage or Julian Assange (hiding out), please offer heartfelt and sincere gratitude to both of them from 60 million monumentially appreciative Americans.